What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Process Control Systems Specialist position at Valero?
Job Overview
Maintain and troubleshoot the Honeywell DCS system to ensure efficient operation of the refinery.
- Troubleshoot and maintain DCS systems, including control schemes, graphics, and tags, to resolve performance issues and optimize process control.
- Provide daily support to operations units, ensuring timely resolution of control system-related issues.
- Collaborate with operations and process engineering teams to develop and implement process control strategies and techniques.
- Analyze and diagnose controller performance issues, including PID loop tuning, to improve overall system efficiency.
- Conduct alarm reviews with operations teams to support corporate alarm rationalization initiatives.
- Support project engineers in executing control scheme development projects, ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives.
- Maintain and enhance advanced process control programs, communicating performance metrics to process engineering and operations teams.
- Develop and update control-related documentation to ensure accurate and timely information sharing.
- Work closely with instrumentation maintenance personnel to troubleshoot plant issues and optimize equipment performance.
- Present complex information effectively to various stakeholders, including operations, maintenance, and management teams.
- Deliver exceptional customer service to individuals at all levels within the organization.
- Interpret a variety of instructions, including written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based formats.
- Read and interpret company policies, regulatory guidelines, and other relevant work documentation.
- Maintain confidentiality when working with sensitive information, results, and communications.
- Effectively communicate through written and verbal methods.
- Meet deadlines and accomplish tasks within required timeframes, including short-, long-, and emergency-timeframe commitments.
- Cross-train in other department duties to ensure efficient coverage of department responsibilities.
- Collaborate with others to achieve challenging assignments and promote a team-oriented environment.
- Multitask and prioritize multiple assignments to ensure completion of tasks within stated time requirements.
- Be willing and able to work on-site at the Valero Benicia Refinery.
- Hold a Bachelor's or higher degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Control Systems, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- possess 5 years of engineering experience in a petroleum refinery, with a focus on process control and control systems engineering.
- Process engineering experience is preferred, as is prior experience with DCS control systems.
